Drying machine for worsted tops, yarn, etc.



Jan. 16, 1923.

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H. G. ASHWORTH ET AL.

DRYING MACHINE FOR WORSTED TOPS, YARN, ETC.

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DRYING MACHINE FOR WORSTED TOPS, YARN, ETC.

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Application nled September 17, 1.921. Serial No. mi.

To all whom it may concern. Be' it known. that we, HARRY Gr. .Asn-

woRTH and Asi AsHwoRTH, citizens of the United States, residing at the city of Salamanca, in `the-county ot' Cattaraugus and State of -New York, have invented certain new and usefulv improvements in Drying Machines for Worsted Tops, Yarn, Etc., of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a speciiication. v i

The invention relates to drying devices; and the object oi the improvement is to provide a drying device for worsted tops and" similar articles by means of which air heated to a desired temperature may be `forced through said tops drying said tops from the inside out, thereby doing away with the need of centrifugals and other machines for drying the worsted tops and regulating the temperature so as not to overheat the wool fibre in drying the same, providing the air at a temperature from 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit under force so that the moisture in the tubular wool fibre is quickly replaced by the warm air, keeping said wool iibre pliant and soft, not permitting said wool fibre to become shriveled by heat and consequently harsh and brittle, thereby losing its strength; and the invention consists 1n the novel featuresand combinations hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the preferred form of our dryin ma.- chine showing the heater and fan or b ower for the air andthe drying machine and its -connection to said fan and heater.v 2 is a top plan view of the drying machine showing the tops upon one pair ofspindles 1n dotted outline, also showing the perforate tubular spindles and the valvular control between the pairs of spindles; and Fig! 3 is an end elevation of the drying machine showing the connecting end toward the. heater and fan. Fig. 4 is an elevation of one of the clamping bolts for a -pair of spindles. Fig.

5 -is a top plan View partially in section of one ot the pairs of spindles with the clamping bolt extending therethrough -showingthe topssupported therein. Fig. 6 is a crosswise sectional view at line 6-1-6 in Fig. 7

and Fig.l 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the perforate tubular spindles. Fig. is an edgewise elevation of one of the clamping at line 9-9 in plates for the tops at the inner end of the perforate spindle. Fig. 9 is a sectional view Fig. 10 or Fig. 11 ot one ot the perforate conical sha ed spoois for the tops; and Fig. 10 is an veevation of one oi said spools with through, and Fig. 11 is a similar elevation with perorations therethrough, the perforate *form of spool being preferred on account of the stronger construction Like characters of referenoe'reiter to corresponding parts in the several views. l

VThe numeral l5 designates the heater for the air which is connected to the blower or fan 16 by pipe 17, which tan 16 is connected to the drying machine 18 by a-removable flexible joint connection 19.

The drying machine 18-consists ot a plurality of tubular perforate spindles 20 for the tops, preferably arranged in pairs opposite one another and connected by suitable pipe couplings to a larger feed pipe 21. rl`he pertorate. tubular spindles 20 preferably eX- tend out horizontally from the feed pipe 20, which feed pine may rhave any number of pairs of ranged with a cut-od valve 22 between the dierent pairs of spindles so that one or more pair may be used as desired.

.The feed pipe 21 may also be' multiplex, one Jfeed vpipe 21 being preferably placed above the other with the pertorate tubular spindles 20 extending out therefrom in similar horizontal arrangement. Fach'ot1 the pairs of tubular spindles 20 has the clam ing plate 23 on its inner end, or adjacent tllile coupling to the feed pipe 21. A capping outer clamping plate 24 has a tubular censlotted openings therespindles 20 and is preferably artral portion 25 to be received over the end of I the perforate tubular spindle 20 to thereby cap the tubular spindle .20 and clamp the tops 26 between the clamping plates 23 and 24. -v l lThe valves 22 are preferably of the gate valve form so that they can be quickly opened or closed by means of the levers 27. The feed pipes 21 are vpreferably connected by' a st-and or vertical pipe 28 and mounted up'on av strong front frame or bracket support 29 and rear frame or bracket support 30 which have :frontI wheels 31 .and rear wheels 32 rotatably mounted on their downwardly extending outer ends, thereby making a truck form of support for the drying machine which can be easily moved, either loaded or unloaded, to different portions of the dye house. The coupling 19 is preferably flexible so that it can be quickly and easily attached to the end of the pipe 33 connecting to the blower 16.

In order to operate the drying machine, 1t may be wheeled to the dyeing vat, and the freshly dyed tops with the dyeing liquid therein may be loaded from the dyeing vat onto the tubular perforate spindles 20, usually :from four to five of saidl tops, 'or cheesesl` as called in the dye house, on each spindle 20. The. perforate spindles 20 pass through the perfor-ate spools 34 or 35, the inner clamping plate 23 holding the tops firmly in position for compression thereagainst, and the capp-ing outer clamping plate 24 slips over the end of the perforate tubular spindles 20 as shown in section 1n Fig. 5. The clamping bolt 36 is then inserted through the tubular portions 25 of the clamping cap p-lates 24, holes 37 being provided inthe ends of the tubular portions 25 of said clamping plates 24, and the multiple armed nut or h and' wheel 38 is provided for the threaded end ofthe clamping bolt 36 so that strong pressure may be b-rought to bear upon the tops 2G by means of the clamping plates 23 and 24 and the leverage of the arms 39 on the hand wheel 38, thereby pressingr out the first dripping moisture from said tops and giving greater density to the same.

As soon as the drying machine is loaded, it is wheeled to the blower 16 and attached thereto, and the air is drawn through the open side 40 of the heater 15, as shown by the arrows in Fig. 1, by the blower 1G and forced through the feed pipes 21 and perforate tubular spindles Q0 and spools 34, thence out through the tops 26, gradually drying the moisture therefrom, beginning the drying process on the inner side and progressing to the'outer side, so that when the outer surface of the tops feels sufficiently dry, it is known thatl the entire top or cheese is dry and ready for the next step in the process of yarn making.

lVhat is claimed as new is:

A1. In a drying device, in combination with a source of air supply, a feed pipe for said air, tubular perforate spindles attached horizontally in opposite pairs to said feed pipe to balance one another, said spindles being adapted to receive worsted tops on perforate spools, means for clampforce said air through said tops to dry the same, and gate valves between said pairs of tubular perforate spindles 4to control thel n air slpply. mg said worsted tops on said spindles to 9.

a. hollow perforated part upon which the articles' are supportedA and a removable connection between the carrier and the source of air supply to allow the carrier to be moved away from :said source of air supply after drying said articles.

3. In a drying device, in combination with a fixed source of air supply, a portable carrier for thearticles to be dried, including a hollow perforated part upon which the articles are supported, a. removable connection between the carrier and the source of air supply' to allow the carrier to be moved away from said source .of air supply after drying said articles.

l. In a drying device in combination with a fixed source of air supply, a portable carrier for the articles to be dried, means to removably support the articles on the carrier, means to conduct air to the articles to dry same, and a removable connection between the air conducting means of the carrier and the source of air supply to allow the carrier tobe disconnected and moved away from the source of air supply after drying of the articles.

5. In a drying device in combination with a fixed source of air supply, a portable carrier for the articles to be dried, and a removable connection between the carrier and the source of air supply to! allow the carrier to be disconnected and moved awa-y from the sourceof air supply after drying of the articles.

G. In a drying device, a portable carrier having ground engaging supports, a main pipe carried by the supports, means to connect the main pipe to a source of air supply, and lateral perforated pipes carried by the main pipe to receive the articles to be dried thereon.

7. In a drying device a portable carrier having ground engaging supports, a pair of connected main pipes carried by the supports, means to connect the pipes to a source of air supply, lateral perforated pipes carried by each of the main pipes to receive the articles to be dried thereon, and means to i removably connect the articles .to the lateral pipes.

8. In a drying device, a portable carrier having spaced ground engaging supports, a conduit connecting the supports, perforated hollow elements connected to the conduit to receive the articles to be dried, and means to connect the conduit to a source of n a drying device, a member having means for attachment to a source of air supply, tubular perforated spindles carried by the member and freely disposed therebeyond for receiving yarn tops thereon, means at the inner ends of the spindles to abut the inner ends of the yarn tops, means on the outer ends of the spindles to engage the outer ends of the yarn tops to compress same avainst the means`engaging the inner ends oi the yarn tops, and hand grips carried by the means on the outer ends of the spindles to allow of instantaneous adjustment of the pressure exerted on the yarn tops and similarly removal of the yarn tops from the spindles.

10. In a drying device, a portable carrier having ground engaging supports, a main pipe connecting said supports and with the latter forming a frame for the carrier, means to removably connect the main pipe to a source of air supply, and lateral perforated pipes connected to the main pipe for .receiving the articles to be dried.

11. ln a drying device, a main pipe having an inlet connected to a source of. air supply, lateral perforated ipes connected to the main pipe at spaced lntervals between the lateral pipes, and valves in certain of the spaces between the lateral pipes to allow of Selective cutting oii of the lateral pipesturthest from the inlet of the main pipe.

l2. A drier including in combination with a source oi' air supply, ground engaging members, hollow means connecting said members to constitute a frame therewith, means to conduct air from the source of supply to said hollow means, and article holding means communicating with the hollow means.

lin testimony whereof we have aiixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

ASA ASHWORTH. HARRY Gr. ASHWURTH.

Witnesses:

MURIEL lEJS'rEFrnNHAGEN, MARGARET A. HARVEY. 

